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Population (year 2000): 383. Estimated
population in July 2005: 379 (-1.0% change)
Males: 194 (50.7%), Females: 189 (49.3%)
Zip code:
70524
Median resident age: 28.8 years
Median household income: $18,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $31,600 (year 2000)
Races in Chataignier:
- White Non-Hispanic (50.7%)
- Black (47.8%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (11.7%), French
(11.2%), French Canadian (5.7%), Irish (1.0%).
Elevation: 59 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Chataignier
- High school or higher: 50.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Chataignier village
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+12.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Chataignier:
- SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; MAMOU, LA)
- EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
EUNICE, LA)
- VILLE PLATTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; VILLE
PLATTE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Chataignier:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 54 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chataignier:
- EUNICE (about 11 miles; EUNICE, LA; ID: 4R7)
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 17 miles;
OPELOUSAS, LA; ID: OPL)
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 20 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Chataignier:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 33
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 78
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 80 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 97
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 117 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
Public primary/middle schools in Chataignier:
- CHATAIGNIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 328;
Location: 5762 VINE STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
- CARVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 132;
Location: 149 L'ANSE AUX PAILLES ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
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